1421：The Year China Discovered America

OnMarch8,1421,thelargestfleettheworldhadeverseensetsailfromChina.Itsmissionwas"toproceedallthewaytotheendsoftheearthtocollecttributefromthebarbariansbeyondtheseas"andunitethewholeworldinConfucianharmony.WhenitreturnedinOctober1423,theemperorhadfallen,leavingChinainpoliticalandeconomicchaos.Thegreatshipswerelefttorotattheirmooringsandtherecordsoftheirjourneysweredestroyed.LostinChina'slong,self-imposedisolationthatfollowedwastheknowledgethatChineseshipshadreachedAmericaseventyyearsbeforeColumbusandhadcircumnavigatedtheglobeacenturybeforeMagellan.AlsoconcealedwashowtheChinesecolonizedAmericabeforetheEuropeansandtransplantedinAmericaandothercountriestheprincipaleconomiccropsthathavefedandclothedtheworld.Unveilingincontrovertibleevidenceoftheseastonishingvoyages,1421rewritesourunderstandingofhistory.Ourknowledgeofworldexplorationasithasbeencommonlyacceptedforcenturiesmustnowbereconceivedduetothislandmarkworkofhistoricalinvestigation.